The Building Blocks of Melodies: Scales

A scale is a group of notes that we can use to create melodies.

For example, the C major scale contains seven different notes:

C – D – E – F – G – A – B – C

Think of these notes as a set of musical building blocks. We can choose different notes from this scale and play them in different orders to create melodies.

For example:

• C – D – E – G – E – C

• E – F – G – A – G – E – C

Both melodies use notes from the C major scale, but they sound different because the notes are arranged differently.

In simple terms: A scale gives us the notes, and a melody is what we create with those notes.

旋律的基本元素：音階

音階是一組可以用來創作旋律的音符。

例如，C 大調音階包含七個不同的音：

C – D – E – F – G – A – B – C

我們可以把這些音想像成組成音樂的「積木」。從音階中選出不同的音，按照不同的次序排列，就能創作出不同的旋律。

例如：

• C – D – E – G – E – C

• E – F – G – A – G – E – C

這兩段旋律都使用 C 大調音階中的音，但由於音符的排列次序不同，聽起來也就不一樣。

簡單來說：音階提供音符，旋律賦予音符生命。